'Battle of Britain' film replica Hurricane questions

I have visited Hawkinge many times and have never been inhibited by the restriction. It is an excellent detailed and well laid out museum. And the Panavision Hurricane replica is one of the more unusual exhibits.

It was in the Science Museum as recently as 1997 I recall. I had to get prior written permission to photograph the Supermarine S6B from end to end for the purpose of scratch building a model. It did not cost anything but I did have to sign an Agreement.

Sign an agreement not to steal it? all seems a bit daft to me Stealing to order can’t be that prevalent can it? enough to prevent a photographic memory of a visit?

I don’t remember going to ANY museum where this is common practice.

Brian

It was in the Science Museum as recently as 1997 I recall. I had to get prior written permission to photograph the Supermarine S6B from end to end for the purpose of scratch building a model. It did not cost anything but I did have to sign an Agreement.

Hi Colin,

The KBoBM museum is quite active on its facebook page you could try asking them to post a image.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kent-Battle-of-Britain-Museum/126834467471736

When I went down to see the museum for Aeroplane, photographs were specifically taken to illustrate the report but sadly limited space within the magazine allowed for only the header image to be used.

If any forumites are in the area do take a look, you won’t be disappointed.

The museum is also within a few minutes drive of Capel Le Ferne and The Jackdaw pub used in the Film, and closer still the Cat and Custard Pot in Paddlesworth.

Septic.

The notion of security is ok if you live in an age from thirty years ago! The reality is that modern photographic devices make Bond film gadgets from the 1970’s look laughable. From memory the museum ‘might’ now have a Gotha IV replica fuselage section -two Fokker Dr1’s and an Me 110 replica fuselage on display amongst other things – publicity photographs from the museum might spur people to visit and pay the admission.

I remember seeing photos of a Ryan STM used for head-on shots in Hollywood movies. It was the right shape, but only about 10 feet long so it would all stay in focus. The photos were in a magazine article many years ago.

Interesting topic. Did set designers and props people have to make elongated versions of lots of other things too so they didn’t look distorted in Panavision back in those days?

Why take the chance? (in my opinion)

Quite so; I believe in recent times the museum has evolved a bit, bit certainly at the time of the theft, it was private property stolen; can you really blame them?

This item was offered to BAPC groups several years ago (when they moved from Cardington). Wacky looking thing made to look correct allowing for the camera ‘distortion’ – great results. I believe it was used to ‘fly out’ the Museum director when he retired. I may have a wet film pic somewhere.

How many museums have you been to where the exhibits were stolen to order?

Why take the chance? (in my opinion)

I think Parham museum had some A2 jackets stolen to order about 20 years ago. we visited the day after and they had cherry picked items.
not sure if they caught them or got the things back eventually.

TA

How many museums have you been to where the exhibits were stolen to order?

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In keeping with common practice…

I don’t remember going to ANY museum where this is common practice.

Brian

How to encourage people to turn up.

so is this a prohibited item?
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There certainly won’t be any recent photographs!

In keeping with common practice, on grounds of both security and copyright, we regret that no cameras, video recorders or any other types of recording equipment (including notebooks) are allowed in the Museum.

Do they actually confiscate phones now I wonder?

Moggy